woefully

1. 1.

   in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

   “he was sadly neglected”

   “it was woefully inadequate”

   Synonymsdeplorablylamentablysadly

Questions about woefully

What does woefully mean?

woefully means "in an unfortunate or deplorable manner".

How many syllables are in woefully?

woefully has 3 syllables: woe-ful-ly. The stress falls on "woe". In IPA it is /ˈwoʊfəli/.

What is another word for woefully?

Close synonyms include deplorably, lamentably, sadly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.